Impress-record apparatus.



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IMPRESS RECORD APPARA'Il-JS` APPLICATION FILED APR. 24, 1912.

' Patented Sept. v25, 191?.

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TRIMBL DE IEIOOIDIE., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

iMPREss-nnconn APPARATUS.

i a subject of the Queen of the Netherlands,

residing in New York city, New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Impress Record Apparatus, of which the following is a specication.

This invention, in its broadest sense, is ay new application of the art of recording; its use to make permanent records, impresssions or likenesses of features characteristic of and proper tothe objects themselves, to record the passage through or coaction to that end, with particular apparatus of objects primarily and commonly designed and used for other purposes. It is obvious that apparatus of such general character will be of utility and render possible many economies and improved modes of conduct in affairs.

In the divers uses of my invention I do not limit myself to any one mode of printing. To record the use of objects of a particular kind, or for a particular purpose, I use that mode of printing most suitable for making .such records; but it is obvious that in automatic apparatus for recording the use of small objects, such as coin, it is most convenient to take impressions of characteristic features of the several objects.

Nearly all objects in common use have characteristic features, either conformations or markings, necessary to their utility, which signify', in some cases their nature, in others their identity, in others their value. The embodiment of my invention selected for illustration is designed to record the use of tokens or coin fora particular purpose. It

is an automatic pre-payment mail box, suitable to be placed wherever convenient and such that a person having to mail a letter or mailable parcel, within its capacity, can put into it the parcel and the coin or coins proper for the postage and thereby. cause apparatus within the box to permanently impress upon the parcel characteristic conformations of thecoin and thereby record upon the parcel the prepayment of its postage. At the same time the parcel may be stamped with characters signifying such other facts as it may be desirable to record thereon, such -as the identity of the particular box; and complementary recording apparatus may make a permanent general record of facts necessary or desirable to record. Such complementary apparatus may be to- Specification of Letters Patent.

RooDE,

Patented Sept. 25, 1917.

Application led April 24, 1912. Serial No. 692,843.

talizing or like apparatus, or apparatus recording the times the apparatus is used, or the number of objects of particular kinds used and individually recorded.

One of the main features of the invention is the provision of means whereby the impressing objects such as coins which will be actuated to form impressions on an article during one cycle of operation of the machine will be prevented from forming impressions on articles traveling in another cycle of operation of such machine, and viceversa, the article which is impressed by the coins traveling in one certain cycle of operation of the machine will be prevented from being impressed by the coins traveling in another cycle of operation of the machine, which is brought about in the present instance, by feeding means which feed the coins, which are to impress a certain article, into the machine simultaneously with the feeding-in of such article, and both such coins and article are discharged into the machine before the feeding means is again operated.

A further object is to provide such a device with means for producing additional impressions on the letter or article to prevent fraud by inserting letters previously impressed by coin, without inserting the coins in the receptacle.

A still further object is to provide means for impressing on letters or articles successively, the aggregate amount of the coins that have been inserted with the letters.

In the accompanying drawings'representing one embodiment of my invention the lower part of the receptacle being omitted, Figure l is a side elevation with the side of the boX removed, certain parts being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2 2 indicated in Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a transverse section enlarged on the line 3 3 indicated in Fig. 4L. Fig. 4 is a plan view of some of the parts shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing, in side elevation, a group of parts. Fig. 6 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 5, from another point of view. Fig. 7 is a vertical section on the line 7 7 indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 8 shows the ribbon plate; and Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9 9 of Fig. il.

My invention may have many variants, each adapted to record particular uses of objects of a particular kind in general use in commerce and the arts. Such apparatus will generally comprise a suitable .container or case; printing apparatus vtotalizing'or summarizing apparatus; means to establish the identity. of particular objects andthe records thereof; means to verify the records; l

and means to operably relate objectswhose use is to be recorded to the apparatus and' ,postage thereon; impress means, to cause characteristicfeatures of the coin ltocorrespondingly'impress the parcels; identifying means to identify the records so made verifying; means, to verifyy records and the use of `objects which caused them; summation or totalizing means to record totals; inking means, so that the `records may be made in ink and 'diverting means, to divert different objects in appropriate directions or to ap` propriate divisions in or `of the case.

The device is shown as comprising a suitable casing l2,-the upperpart'only of which isshown, and the lower part to be understood to simply comprise the suitable receptacle or box into which the mail matter andv coins are deposited. Along the side 13 is provided an opening 14 in which operates a-feed dcvice adapted to simultaneously lfeedin -a parcel and coin, illustrated as a -drawer or slide 15, that is shown in the open position in full lines,- and in Fig. 1 is represented pushed the full Adistance inward by broken lines. The drawer mayhave a'suitable handle 16 for operating it. The object 4of the drawer is to receive the letter or article to advance it into the receptacle and Ealso to advance the coi-ns or checks intov they receptacle.

The 'drawer is shown as comprising avbottom 17, a side portion 18, and an end portion 19, but is open at the side 2() so that when Vit is in its open position the letter ory article can be inserted from this side and placed on the bottom 17. The side 13 of the casing has an extension 21 that overhangs the bottomA 17 of the drawer, and the side 13 vhas at 22 aslot in which slides an extension 23 vof the side portion 18 of the drawer. This member 23 is arranged to slide along the vchannel portion 2l of the extension 21, and

isv provided with ay lug 25 that-will serve to engage coins 26 placed on thetop of the eX- tension 21 -in the channel 211, between thelug 25 and another projection 27, on this slide,

whereby when the drawer is moved/inward .the lug 25 will engage the coins and advance them along this channel 24, that is slightly wider than the width ofA the maximum coin or check to be used.

From this it will be seen' that the letter y .willbe placed in the drawer fromthe side 20, under the extension 21, andthe coins placed on the top of the extension 21, both the letter and the coin will be advanced into the casing when the drawer is pushed in to the position indicated in broken lines in Figi.

Inside of the casing an impress or printing Y apparatus is provided comprising a platen 5l and apparatusfto operate the. same. and operably mounted'lfon saidplaten, totalizing orsummarizing, identifying or verifying,land o both the letterand the coin will be retained f;

in the boxjand caused to fall to proper compartments therein. As the drawer moves inward, the coin is moved along the extension 21 and through the slot 22 therein that passes through .the side13I of the casing, the coins willlffmeveunder a guide 29, that is -suppor-ted from the side 13 of the casing.

rIhisfguide 29, shown in section-fin Fig. 9, is somewhat in the-form of afiiattenedtube having one side open yinto which projects the extension plate 23, the coins being advanced bythe lug- 25 thereon. kAs the coins emerge from this slotted- -member- 29y they will 'be forced into coactionwith the lplaten and the members mounted thereon, )first coacting withv the -totalizing mechanism, fto properly set it, and subsequently -being advanced -upon a ribbon 30 thatis wound -upon spools 31 and 32 arranged with their axes substantially coincident-and'towone side of the path of movement of the coins. The ribbon from these yspools passes aroundguide-plates 33 and 34 (see 'Fig'. l8) that are integrally con n'ected'v bya strip 35. The ribbon, it will be seen, has its direction changed by these two guideeplates? and Vwillffpass `across the free space lbetween these fmembers where Ait is'free to be -pressed against air-article on one side of the ribbon by a suitable impression device on the'opposite side of the ribbon.

'Inside of the casing adjacent the wall 36 are arranged two shafts 3 7 and'38, the former having fast thereon arms v39 and 40, while the other'shaft, 38, has arms 41 Vand 42 -loosely jo'urnaled thereon. The shaft 37 also 'carries-loosely anoperating arm 43 that is connected-*with ay lpart of the drawer to be swung as the drawer is reciprocated.

The side portion 18 of the vdrawer has an extension `plate 44C that moves-adjacent then side 45 of thecasing, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4, which plate is provided with a slot 46, into which projects the extremity 47 of the arm 43. This slot, as shown in Fig. 1, is located near the upper portion of the plate 44 at its rear end, and when the drawer is in the open position, as indicated in this figure, the lever end will be elevated; but when the drawer is pushed in and the plate advances, the end of the lever will be moved downwardly by the inclined portion 46 of this slot, andA will travel downwardly for almost the entire movement inwardly of the drawer.

A suitable connection is provided between this lever 43 and the arm 39, a coil. spring 4S connecting the lever with a pin 49 on the arm 39. The lever' 43 is provided with an extension 43 projecting on the other side of the shaft 37, as indicated in Fig. 3, and on a pin 50 von this extension is secured a spring '51 also connected with the pin 49 on the arm 39. This forms a double resilient connection between the lever and the arms tending to swing the arm 39 up and down as the lever 43 is swung and the arm 40 will be given the same movement, since both arms are fast to the shaft 37.

Near their free ends, a vertical bar 52 is pivoted to the two vertically alining arms 39 and 41, and extends below the latter. A similar bar 53 is pivoted to the other two arms 40 and 42. The pivotal points of these two bars are equidistant from the shafts 37 and 33, and hence they will be given a parallel movement as the arms 39 and 40 are swung by the lever 43..

To the lower ends of the bars 52 and 53 is rigidly secured a platen or carrier 54. On this member the spools 31 and 32 for the ribbon are mounted, and the plate forming the guides 33 and 34 for the ribbon is pivoted at 55 along one edge of this platen, as shown in Fig. 3. This guide normally lies horizontal and is retained in this position by a plate spring 56. Then the lever 43 is moved downward from the upper position, as indicated in broken lines in Fig. 3 (its lowermost position is shown in this figure) these four arms, if free to swing, will be moved downwardly and will carry the platen 54 and attached parts down to the bottom 17 of the drawer, as indicated in broken lines in this figure. Tf a letter or article were resting on the bottom 17 of the drawer, (that is moved all of the way in in this View), the spring 51 that draws these members downward will yield according to the thickness of the letter or article.

vBut the levers and platen are not permitted to be moved downwardly until almost the end of the inward movement of the drawer that swings the lever 43 downward, the lever 39 being arrested by having its eX- tremity engaged by a swinging trip arm 57, that engages the arm and holds it in itsuppermost position, until a pin 58 on the side 44 of the drawer strikes this arm 57 and disengages it from the arm 39. As during this movement of the lever 43, the arm 39 is held stationary, the spring 51 will be placed under tension as indicated in Fig. 3, and when the arm 39 is released from the trip lever, the spring will cause the arms and the platen 54 to move downward by a very rapid movement. trip lever will not take place until thc drawer has moved practically all of the way in, and therefore, the letter, L, placed in the drawer will have been advanced into the receptacle under the platen 54, andthe coins 26 will have been advanced by the slide on to the portion of the ribbon lying between the guides 33 and 34.

The coins will be advanced and deposited upon the ribbon by the inward movement of the drawer, and will lie underneath a series of small plates 59, that are secured to the lower face of the platen 54; and a strip of padding 60 is shown interposed between these lplates and the block.

When the platen is carried down onto the lette-r or article with the coins on the ribbon and beneath the platen, a suitable hammer is brought into operation. An arm 61 is loosely journaled on the shaft 38, and carries a hammer portion 62 that will engage the top of the block, or a projection 63 thereon. It will be understood that when the slide is moved inwardly carrying the lever 43 downward, and the arms are re leased to permit the spring 51 to swing the This operation of the arms and bring the platen 54 downward by a very rapid movement, the hammer 61 (being loose on the shaft) will move downwardly by gravity instead of being pulled down, and will fall subsequent to the movement of the platen. Hence, after the block 54 has moved downwardly onto the letter or article the hammer will strike a blow on top of the platen. This will be transmitted to the coins engaging the said plates on the bottom of the platen, and the coins through the ribbon will make their impression on the letter or article resting on the bottom plate 17 of the drawer. After this operation has been eiiected, when the drawer is pulled outwardly, the arm 43 will be swung back to its former position, and the spring 48 will pull upwardly on the arm 39; and when suiticient tension has been provided will raise this arm, and consequently the platen 54 and attached parts. This will move upwardly until the arm 39 is again engaged by the trip lever 57, whereupon these parts will be restored to their normal position.

Means are provided for removing the coins from the ribbon when the drawer is drawn outwardly, and a plate-spring 64 fast to a slotted extension 65 engages the yguide 33 and temporarily holds it in a sloping position, which will cause the coins on the ribbon to slide olf therefrom. The slot 66 in the `member 65 is positioned to receive the coins that may pass down into a chambered portion 670i" the casing. At the latter part of its upward movement the guide 33 will pass beyond the spring 6l, whereupon the spring 56 will swing lthe ribbon 4g guide to its normal horizontal position.

Means are also provided for preventing the letter orvarticle from being withdrawn when the drawer is drawn outward. The drawer is shown as having two slots 68 and 69 extending longitudinally in its bottom 17, that extend into the front of the drawer to engage the letter and prevent its closing the front of these slots. Along the inner face of the wall 13 slides a pair of strippers 70 and 71, connected by a cross-piece 72 at the top. A spring 73 connects this crosspiece 72 with the arm 40,by which means these two strippers are moved up and down.

Fig. 1 shows this spring 73 as flexed downwardly toward its connection with the strippers, when the drawer l5 is yout and the platen 54 up. When the drawer is pushed in and the platen lowered, the tops of the strippers enter the slots 68 and 69,

the strippers and outer end of the spring' 73 vremain stationary while the platen iinishes itsstroke and the spring is flexed -upwardly. During the major part of the withdrawal ofthe drawer, the spring 73 will hold the strippers in operative position; but when the drawer is nearly out and the platen has moved upwardly far enough to reverse thestrain in the spring 73, in reverse as shown in Fig. 1, the strippers g will move' up with the platen; but by that ;erated by suitable gears 78 and 79. rlhe latter is connected with a ratchet wheel 80 that is advanced by a pawl 81, pivoted on an arm 82 swinging on the spindle 83 of the wheel 80. This arm is operated by a lever Slfulcrumed at 85 on the platen, and

the arm 86 of the lever 8l has a slotted portion 87 engaging a pin 88 projecting upwardly from a slide 89. This slide has its functioning edge y90 inclined to its path of movement and positioned to be'engaged by the margin of thecoins 26 as they are moved inwardly by the drawer. `Itwill be understood lthat the several type wheels 76 are suitably mounted on the vvshaft 77 and inter`y connected ,and that they will operate on the.

principle of an adding machine in the usual well known manner. ff It will be no-ticed that if two coins of different diameter are advanced by the drawer, the larger coin will move the slide the greater distance. If, for instance, a penny and a nickel are advanced by the slide the nickel will move the slide a greater distance, and this is so arranged that the distance the slide is advanced by the nickel will be live times the distance that it is advanced'b the penny. rlhe ratchet wheel 80, and the liever 82, are so arranged that the movement of these parts by the slide be ing advanced by a penny will `move the ratchet wheel one tooth while when a nickel advances the slide it willmove five teeth. These type wheels are sopositioned on the platen tl-kas to make their impression on the letter Vand will print thereon their total,

amount each time a letter-is inserted and the drawer operated.

To properly position .the letter lon Ithe.

bottom 17 .of ythe drawer with its ed'ge againstthe front 19 of the drawer, and to-z prevent displacement of the letter, a plate` spring 91 has an end secured to the lower face of the extension 21 of the casing and passes into the casing talong the path of the drawer and at the top of the compartment into which the letter or` articleis inserted.v

After passing` into the casing the spring extendsI downwardly adjacent the path of movement of the bottom 17 of the drawer to engage the letter or article on thebottom as the drawer is moved inward. end of the spring, beyond the end of the drawer when inserted, is bent Aupward in a zig-zag manner andsecured to a suitable' bracket 92. As the drawer moves inwardly with the letter orI article, the spring has a The rear dragging .action upon the, letter rearward and insuring the engagement of the yfront edge of the .letter with the front wall 19 of the drawer.

Means are further provided for retaining the drawer in its fully open position, and which are also operative to insure the drawer being moved in the full distance when it is Apushed into the casing. A levery 93 is pivoted at `94E at one side of the box,`

and its other end is pivoted to a link 95, the latter being pivoted to the bottom 17 of the drawer at 96, as best shown in Fig. l. yA coil spring 97 has one end secured to the lever 93l near its free end, while the other v end of the-spring is pivoted to a pin 98 on the casing below the pivotal point 94 of ythe lever 93. In the vopen position of the drawer, as indicated in Fig. 1, the tension of.

the spring 97 will swing thel lever 93 for-l ward and cause the link 95 to move the drawer to its outermost position, and it will be understood that if the drawer. is pulled out for only a part of its movement this spring will advance it to its fully open position. TWhen the drawer is moved inwardly it will have the reverse effect, from which it will be seen that the spring 97 now swings the lever 93 inwardly that will cause vthe link 95 'to move the drawer inwardly the full limit of its movement. y

The slide 89 and the lever 84E are retained in their normal position by a spring 99 having one end connecting to the swinging arm 82 and its other end fast to an eXtension 7 of the arm 8 that supports one of the ribbon spools. To actuate the spool for the ribbon, a pawl 6 carried by the arm 82 engages suitable ratchet teeth 5 on the ribbon spool 32, whereby the ribbon will be advanced a short distance at each operation of the parts.

In the operation of the device it will be understood that it is only necessary to place the coin or coins on the extension 21 atv the slot QQ, and to insert the letter at the open side 2O of the drawer, and thereupon push the drawer inwardly. This will cause the lever 43 to be first swung downwardly and the spring 51 placed under tension. During this inward movement the coins will rst actuate the slide 89 according to their denomination and operate the adding device, and thereupon will be deposited upon the ribbon. At the latter portionv of the inward movement of the drawer, the pin 58 will swing the trip arm 57 and release the platen 5-1 permitting it to be swung downward by the tensioned spring, carrying the ribbon and coin thereon down on top of the letter. Immediately thereafter, the hammer will fall and strike the platen causing the coins to make their impressions through the ribbon onto the letter and also eecting the impression of the adding device as well'as block bearing the number of the particular letter-boX.

At the latter part of the inward movement of the drawer the strippers 7 0 and 7l will move ydownward to prevent withdrawal of the letter with the drawer, so that when the drawer is drawn outwardly the letter will be retained in the boX, and being unsupported as the bottom moves outwardly it will fall to the lower portion of the casing. During this outward movement of the drawer, as the platen 54 is carried upward, the swinging ribbon supports 33, 34, upon engagement with the'trip spring 64, will be tilted and hence the coins will slide off therefrom into the slot 66, and pass down to the compartment 67. The further upward movement of the platen will cause the ribbon guide to be released and be returned vto its normal position by the spring 56.

This will insure the coins always being retained in the receptacle after having made their impression on the letter or article.

` Attempted fraud by the insertion of counterfeit coin or disks of 'any kind having a conformation other than a legitimate coin can be readily detected and the guilty partyv or parties punished. Such counterfeit coin or disk will leave its impress upon the parcel and with proper checking, such impressions either considered as such or in connection with other records made on the parcel, will easily connect the attempted fraud vwith its parcel and the latter will in most cases be a clue which will insure the apprehension of the culprit.

Having described my invention I claim:

1.An impress record apparatus adapted to receive articles to be impressed-and to receive and to be operated byor permitted to be operated by objects of utility made primarily for purposes other than recording, said apparatus comprising means to operatively locate said object or objects relative to the articles inserted therewith to be impressed; impress means adapted to cause said articles to be impressed with said object or objects intended to be impressed thereon; and means for impressing upon each of the articles a complementary identifying means differing for each-article.

2. An impress record apparatus adapted to receive articles to be impressed and to receive and to be operatedby or permitted to be operated by objects of utilityy made primarilyv for purposes other than recording, said apparatus comprising means to operatively locatey said object or objects relative to the articles inserted therewith to be impressed; impress means adapted to cause said articles to beimpressed with said object or objects intended to be impressed thereon; and a totalizer adapted to carry totals of the impressions.

j 3. An impress record apparatus -adapted to receive articles to be impressed and to receive and to be operated by or permitted to be operated by objects of utility made primarily for purposes other than recording, said apparatus comprising means to operatively locate said object or objects relative to the articles inserted therewith tov be impressed; impress means adapted to cause said articles to be impressed with said object or objects intended to be impressed thereon; means for impressing upon each of the articles a complementary lidentifying means differing for each article; and a totalizer adapted to carry totals of the impressions.

4. An impress record apparatus adapted to receive articles to be impressed and to receive and to be operated by or permitted to be operated by objectsof utility made priioo marilyfor purposesV other Ithan recording, said;apparatus vcomprising means to opera# tively locate'said object or objectsrelative' to thearticles inserted therewith tobe impressed; impresst means adapted to cause said articlesto be impressed with said. ob- 'n ject or'objects intended to be impressed thereon; means for impressing upon each of the articlesI a complementary identifying means diil'ering foreach article; a totalizer adapted to carry totals of' the impressions; and` meansfor impressing upon the article the totalcarried by. thel totalizer at the moment; e

l y5.-An impress record apparatus adapted to receive. articlestobe impressed and to re-y ceive and to be operated-by lor permittedto,

be operated by objects of utility made primar-ily. for purposes other thanv recording, said`4 apparatus comprisingmeans to opera-y tivelylocate said object or objects relative to the articles inserted therewith to be impressed; impress1 meansadapted 'to cause' said articles tobe` impressed with said objectfor objects intended to be impressed thereon; and complementary recording mechanisml comprising a plurality of adjustable members severally adapted tocoact. with and be positioned by said objects when ofditl'erent sizes, diameter or contour, such mechanismv being operable to cause impression yof* such. objects upony a permanent thereon; means for impressing upon each of the articles al complementaryy `identifying means differing for each article; and complementary recording mechanism comprising a plurality of adjustable-members severally adaptedto coact withv and be positioned by said objects when of different sizes, diameter or contour, such mechanism beingoperable to cause impression of such objects upon ai permanent record remaining Within the devicev after ,the removal of theI article impressed, to identify the Agarticular object inserted with each indivi ual article.

7. In a device of the character described, means for receiving and passing through the apparatus, a succession or sequence 'of imprinting recording-means. each'accompanied by an article to'be imprinted thereby; means apparatus a succession or sequence of imprinting `coins or tokens, eachaccompanied by an article to be imprinted thereby; means for causing; the imprintingol each article by the recording-means; and means for-1mprintingafacsimile of the imprint made by the ycoin or token upon each article upon a permanent record,-to identify the particular coiny inserted with each particular article.

'9. In a device of the character described; means for receiving and passing through the apparatus asuccession of imprinting recording-means, each accompanied by an article to be imprinted thereby; means for 'causing the imprinting of each article by the recording'eineans; and means for preventingv each article from receiving a second imprint.

10. Ina device of the character described, means for receiving and passing through the apparatus a succession or sequence of imprinting coins or tokens, each'accompanied by an. article'to be imprinted thereby; means orcausing the imprinting of the article by the accompanying'coin or token; and means for preventing each article from receiving an imprinty from a coiny or tokenother thanv that inserted therewith.

ll. In adevice or" the character described, means for'receiving and passing through the apparatus a 'succession or sequence of imprinting recording-means, each accompanied by anjarticle to :be imprinted thereby, means for causing-the imprinting of the article by the recording means,`during a cyclic operative movement of the mechanism, and means for removing each article imprinted yfrom the imprinting position', to prevent another and double imprint from another recordingmeans.

12. Impress-record apparatus adapted tor record use of objectsof vutility primarily madeV and used for purposes other than recording, by means of impressions correspon ding witlicharacteristic features of' such objects and comprisinga receptacle, a yholder for animpression-receiving member; an ob-` ject receiving member', meansfor causing such' objects to maketheir impression` upon the said.impression-receiving member, means for shiftingthe impression-receiving member,.and means actuatedf'by the impression causing 'means for shifting said objects from the impression position after the impression thereofl` hasbeen made.

13. Impress-record apparatus adapted to record use of objects of utility primarily ies ject receiving` member arranged outside of the receptacle, a slide arranged to advance such objects into the receptacle, a holder for an impression-receiving member, and -means actuated by the movement of said slide for causing such objects advanced by the slide into the receptacle to make an impression on the said impression-receiving member.

14:. Impress-record apparatus adapted to record use of objects of utility primarily made and used for purposes other than recording, by means of impressions corresponding with characteristic features of such objects and comprising a receptacle, an object receiving member arranged outside of the receptacle, a slide arranged to advance the objects into the receptacle, a holder for an impression-receiving member, means actuated by the movement of said slide foil causing such objects advanced by the slide into the receptacle to make an impression on the said impression-receiving member, and means for shifting such objects from the impression position after the impression has been effected by such objects.

15. lmpress-record apparatus adapted to record use of objects of utility primarily made and used for purposes other than recording, by means of impressions corresponding With characteristic features of such objects and comprising a receptacle, an object receiving member arranged outside of the receptacle, a slidearranged to advance such object into the receptacle, a holder for an impression-receiving member, and means actuated by the movement of said slide for causing such object advanced by the slide into the receptacle to make an impression on the said impression-receiving member, and means actuated by said slide for shifting the impressien-receiving member after said impression by such object thereon.

1G. The combination of a receptacle, a slide movable out from and into the receptacle, a check receiving member extending out of the receptacle adjacent the slide t0 have checks placed thereon advanced into the receptacle by the slide, a holder for an impression-receiving member, a printing ribbon arranged adjacent the position of the impressionereceiving member, said slide being arranged to deposit the checks upon the ribbon adjacent the impression receiving member, and means for causing the checks to form an impression through the ribbon upon the impression receiving member.

17. The combination With a receptacle, of a slide movable out from and into the receptacle, a check receiving member extending out ofthe receptacle adjacent the slide to have checks placed thereon advanced into the receptacle by the slide, a holder for an impression receiving member, a printing ribbon arranged adjacent the position of the impression receiving member, said slide being` arranged to deposit the checks upon the ribbon adjacent the impression receiving member, and means actuated by the operation of the slidel for causing the checks to form an impression through the ribbon upon the impression receiving member.

1S. The combination with a receptacle, of a slide movable out from and into the receptacle, a check receiving member extending out of the receptacle adjacent the slide to have checks placed thereon advanced vinto the receptacle by the slide, a holder for an impression receiving member in the receptacle, a printing ribbon arranged above the position of the impression receiving member, said slide being arranged to deposit the checks upon the ribbon above the impression receiving member, and means for shifting the checks from the ribbon after the impression made by the checks.

19.' vThe combination of a receptacle, a slide movable out from and into the receptacle, a check receiving member extending out of the receptacle adjacent the slide to have checks placed thereon advanced into the receptacle by the slide, a holder for an impression receiving member, a'printing ribbon arranged adjacent the position of the impression receiv-ing member, said slide being arranged to deposit the checks upon the ribbon adjacent the impression receiving member, and means actuated by the operation of the slide for causing the checks to form an impression through the ribbon upon the impression receiving member.

20. The combination of a receptacle, a slide movable out from and into the receptacle, a check receiving member extending out of the receptacle adjacent the slide to have checks placed'the'reon advanced into the receptacle by. the slide, a holder for an impression receiving member, a printing rib-v bon arranged adjacent the'position of the impression receiving member, sald slide be ing arranged to deposit the checks upon the ribbon adjacent the impression receiving member, and means actuated by the operation of the slide for causing the checks to form an impression through the ribbon upon the impression receiving member, and means for shifting the checks from the ribbon after the impression has been made by the checks.

2l. The combination of a receptacle, a slide movable out from and into the receptacle, a check receiving member extending out of the receptacle adjacent the slide to have checks placed thereon advanced into the receptacle by the slide, a holder for an impression receiving member, a printing ribbon arranged adjacent the position of the impression-receiving member, lsaid slide beceiving member on the receptacle, an operat ing member organized to bring thechecks to form their impression on thefarticle, and means connected With the operating member arranged tocause the checks to be removed: from the impression position.

23. Thev combination of a receptacle, an article holder on the receptacle, a check receivingmember on the receptacle, an operating member organized to cause the checks tol make their impression on the article, means :connected with the operating mem ber arranged to cause the checks to be removed from the impression position, and meansactuatedby the operati-iigmember cooperating with they Withdrawal of said holder forvcausing'the yarticle to be shifted fromthe holderl aifter receiving the impression. fromthe checks.v t

- QlLTheicombination of a receptacle, an articleholder on the receptacle, a check receiving memberon the receptacle, an operating member organized; to-.bring the checks toifo'rm their-impression upon the article, means connected vviththe operating member arranged' to cause the checks to be removed fromthe impression position, and an inking member arranged-adjacent the article holder to-.produceaniinked impression of the checks onithe article.

25. The combination of la. receptacle, an article holder on thereceptacle, a checlrreceivinglmember :onzthe receptacle, an operatingy member-organized to bring the checks to forni their, impression. upon the article, meansconnected withV the operating member anrangedfto cause the checksy tobe lrev moved from the impressionposition, an inking member arranged adjacent the article holder-,to produce aninked. impression of the checlrson-:the article, and means for causing; thevarticlevto be shifted fromthe holder by the movement of. the operating member atter' receiving the impression from the checks Vuponlthe Withdravvalof the holder.

26;*Impressfrecond. apparatus adapted to record use ofrobjects of utility primarily made andusedfor-,.pur-posesother than recording, byy means of: impressions corresponding with:I characteristic features -of such; objects and comprising a receptacle, ani 1 article. holder onk the receptacle, a slide ing the movement of the slide 4to effect an im-.

pressonfot such: objects lon the article.

27. Impress-record apparatus adapted to record use of objects of utility primarily made and used for purposes other than recording, by means of impressions corresponding With characteristic features of such objects and comprising a receptacle, an article holder on the receptacle, a slide adapted toadvance such objects into the receptacle to bring them to a position for impression on the article, means for causing the movement of the slide to effect an impression oi such objects on the article, and means for causing the operative movement of the slide andconnected mechanism to remove the imprinting objects, coins ortolrens, from the impressing and imprinting position, and to also bring about removal of the imprinted article from the article-holder after being imprinted.`

28. Impress-record apparatus adapted to record use ot objects of utility primarily made and used for purposes other than recording, by means of impressions corresponding Withv characteristic :features ot such objects andv comprising a receptacle, an article holder on the receptacle, an inking ribbon arranged-adjacent the article holder, means for causing suchobjects to be deposited on the ribbon and anl impression member arranged to engage such objects to press them andthe ribbon against the article to eil-ect an impression thereon of such objects, and means connected With the impression member and arranged to remove such objects from the ribbon after the impression.

29. The combination of a receptacle,'an article holder on thereceptacle, an inking ribbon arranged adjacent the articleholder, means for causing checks to be deposited on the ribbon, and ani impression member arranged. tol engage the checks to press them' and the ribbon against the article to -eiiect an impression thereon of the checks, and means connected With the impression member and arranged to remove the checks from the ribbon after the impression and to also remove the article from the holder upon the Withdrawal of the holder.

80. The combination of a receptacle, an operating member movable into and out from the receptacle and having a holder portion for receiving an article, the receptacle having a art for receiving checks, the operating mem er having: a part arranged to move the checks into the receptacle at'the same time that the .article is carried into the receptacle on the holder portion, means for causing the checks to make-an impression' upon the article When the said member has beenmoved into the receptacle, and means for causing the removal of. the article from the said member during itsmovement.

31. The combination or a receptacle, a slide having a holder portion for receiving an article, the-slide being movable out from the `receptacle and backk into the same fory iio essence? carrying the article into the receptacle2 a ribbonl device in the receptacle near WhlCh the article is brought by the slide, a receiving member for checks', the slide having a part arranged to engage the checks in the receiving member and advance them into the receptacle and deposit them upon the said ribbon near the article, and an impression device arranged to be brought to engage the checks to cause them to print through the ribbon upon the article.

32. The combination of a receptacle2 a slide having a holder portion for receivlng an article, the slide being movable out from the receptacle and back into the same for carrying the article into the receptacle, a ribbon device in the receptacle near which the article is brought by the slide a receiving member for checks, the slide having a part arranged to engage the checks in the receiving member and advance them into the receptacle and deposit them upon the said ribbon near the article, an impression device arranged to be brought to engage the checks to cause them to print through the ribbon upon the article, and means controlled by the movement of the slide for removing the article from the slide and for removmg the checks from the ribbon device after the impression has been eifected.

83. Impress-record apparatus adapted to record use of objects of utility primarily made and used for purposes other than recording, by means of impressions corresponding With characteristic features of such 0bjects, made upon a body adapted to receive such impressions and comprising means to operably locate such body and obJects Whose use is to be recorded, impress means adapted to coact with such objects and be thereby caused to operate to cause such impressions to be made upon such body, and complementary recording apparatus comprising a plurality of settable memlbers severally adapted to coact with and be set by objects of the same nature but of dierent sizes and operable with said impression means to cause impressions to be made upon such body.

TRIMBLE DE ROODE.

Witnesses:

FRED. J. DOLE, JOHN MORRIS.

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